Voice Aloud Reader vs Speak 4 u
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Voice Aloud Reader
This application transforms written text into spoken words, making it ideal for those who are busy or have difficulty reading. It supports a wide range of document types and languages, offering a customizable listening experience.
- Reads text aloud
- Supports various document formats
- Over 40 languages supported
- Customizable reading speed, pitch, and volume
- Customizable interface and read modes
- File sharing via iCloud/iTunes
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Listen to anything, anywhere. The app reads aloud text documents, e-books, websites, and printed books—perfect for commuting, multitasking, relaxing, or making written content easier to access. Designed for all users, including blind and low-vision users, with support for VoiceOver, Larger Text, sufficient contrast, and Reduced Motion. Use iCloud or iTunes to share files between your computer and the app. VOICES SUPPORT Choose from 40 languages, listen in different voices BOOKS SUPPORT Supports the most popular text formats CUSTOM INTERFACE Customize the font and the read mode at your own discretion CUSTOM SETTINGS Change pitch, volume, and speed of reading Supports text-to-speech in the following languages: English, Chinese, French, Polish, Korean, Japanese, Catalan, Afrikaans, Danish, German, Russian, Finnish, Haitian Creole, Dutch, Czech, Latvian, Romanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Slovak, Swahili, Turkish, Welsh, Spanish, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Hindi, Indonesian, and Vietnamese. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Speak 4 u
This app converts written text into spoken words using Text-To-Speech technology. Customize voice settings like speed and pitch, and even select different languages. Share your spoken messages easily through various messaging platforms.
- Text-to-Speech conversion
- Customizable voice speed and pitch
- Multiple language support
- Voice sharing via messaging
- Adjustable voice gender
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'Speak 4 u' is an application that reads text using TTS (Text-To-Speech) technology. You write down what you want to say, and your phone speaks for you. You can set your own voice speed, voice pitch, gender, etc. In addition, you can share the voice to your friends and acquaintances through text messages, SNS, and other messengers. You can use 'Speak 4 u' with the pronunciation of various languages such as Chinese, Japanese, English, German, French, Vietnamese, Portuguese Get started right now
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speak 4 u at none against Voice Aloud Reader's 4. Speak 4 u also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Voice Aloud Reader's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 6) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Voice Aloud Reader sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Speak 4 u asks for nothing beyond the download.
Voice Aloud Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Aloud Reader has 19K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Voice Aloud Reader ships an update every 2 months, Speak 4 u every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice Aloud Reader | Speak 4 u |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (19K ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Marcin Olawski | jiyong yoon |
Customer experience
Voice Aloud Reader
Speak 4 u
Bugs and requests
Voice Aloud Reader
Reported bugs
3 issues- Randomly jumps to different sections of text
- Struggles with formatting of multi-column documents
- Occasional crashes when switching between apps
Requested features
5 requests- Add bookmarking/resume functionality
- Improve voice quality and pronunciation
- Allow custom voice speed increments
- Implement a way to delete documents from library
- Add support for iBooks library integration
Speak 4 u
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Voice Aloud Reader
- Pro + Premium Voices 1m3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium OCR 100$0.99
- Premium OCR 800$1.99
- Pro version$8.99
Speak 4 u
No in-app purchases
Questions
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